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EBONY has named the six members of its 2026 Power 100 Court, the special honorees who will accept their awards on stage at the EBONY Power 100 Gala on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, according to an announcement from EBONY.
The Court honorees, as named in the announcement, are GRAMMY-winning singer and actress Brandy; Allen Media Group founder Byron Allen; Seattle Storm WNBA player Flau’jae Johnson; digital influencer and culinary tastemaker Keith Lee; Emmy-winning writer, producer, and actor Lena Waithe; and NASA Astronaut Emeritus Victor Glover.
The Court represents the honorees whose work most fully embodies this year’s theme, “The Stories We Shape,” the announcement says. Each member will be presented with a dedicated tribute and accept the honor in person on the Palladium stage.
“For more than 80 years, EBONY has kept the record of the people moving Black America forward, and the Court is that record at its most vivid. They wrote it themselves, and that is exactly what this year’s Power 100 celebrates,” – Eden Bridgeman, CEO of EBONY.
Performances and the evening
The program will feature live musical performances from 20-time GRAMMY-winning artist Kirk Franklin, who will open the show, and GRAMMY-winning rapper T.I., a member of this year’s Music Innovators class, who will close the ceremony, according to the announcement.
Every member of the 2026 Power 100 will be recognized during the ceremony, and honorees will be photographed in the gala’s portrait studio, the announcement says. The evening will unfold inside “La Cour,” described in the pitch as the gala’s immersive creative world, reimagining “the grand royal courts of history with Black excellence at their center.”
Produced in partnership with Jesse Collins Entertainment, the private, invitation-only gala begins with a 5 p.m. red carpet and cocktail hour, followed by the 7:30 p.m. awards ceremony and a 10:30 p.m. post-reception, according to the announcement. The 2026 Power 100 recognizes leaders across 11 categories, from the Junior Bridgeman Business Vanguards to STEM Trailblazers, Media Mavens, and Generation Next.
Category sponsors include BMW (Community Crusaders), Mielle Organics (the Court), United Airlines (STEM Trailblazers), Walmart (Influential Creators), Sela, and Tiffany & Co.
Follow
See the full EBONY Power 100 list. Follow EBONY at @EBONYMagazine on Instagram, @ebony_magazine on TikTok, and @EBONY on X and Facebook, per the pitch.
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